Hepadnavirus DNA Is Detected in Canine Blood Samples in Hong Kong but Not in Liver Biopsies of Chronic Hepatitis or Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by the hepadnavirus hepatitis B virus (HBV) are significant causes of human mortality.A hepatitis-B-like virus infecting cats, domestic cat hepadnavirus (DCH), was reported in 2018.DCH DNA is hepatotropic and detectable in feline blood or serum (3.2 to 12.3%).Detection of HBV DNA has been